Fawcett first captivated audiences with appearances on "I Dream of Jeannie" and "The Partridge Family," though it was her best-selling 1976 poster that turned her into a pop-culture icon.

Fawcett's final project, a video diary titled "Farrah's Story," chronicled her painful battle with anal cancer, a disease she was diagnosed with in 2006. The film drew an estimated 8.9 million viewers, making it the most-watched television program in its Friday night time slot in over a year, excluding the Olympics, according to NBC.